1.Lollipop (棒棒堂) and GyaShan (哪裡怕)
with 20.11 percent of sales
2.F4 and Waiting for You - Await Your Love
(在這裡等你) with 17.32%
3.Fish Leong (梁靜茹) and J'Adore (崇拜)
with 11.64%
4.Alan Luo (羅志祥) and Show Your Dance (舞所不在) with 5.32%
5.Valen Hsu (許茹芸) and Latitude 66 Degrees (北緯66度) with 4.02%
Album chart compiled from G-Music (www.g-music.com.tw), based on retail sales
Dec. 28 to Jan. 3
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